Bloomsbury Regulatory News (BMY)

25 May 2005 09:32

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC25 May 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF COMPANY BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 IN RESPECT OF SHAREHOLDER NAMED ABOVE 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. CAPITAL GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY STATE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED 43,500 CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 635,700 MIDLAND BANK PLC 34,500 CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED 942,400 CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY 5,055,000 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. N/A 6) Percentage of issued Class N/A 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 8) Percentage of issued Class N/A 9) Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 1.25 PENCE EACH 10) Date of transaction N/A 11) Date company informed 24/05/05 12) Total holding following this notification 6,711,100 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 9.328% 14) Any additional information 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries 020 7440 2468 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification 24 MAY 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange